MEDIA ADVISORY: Black Hawk: Separating the man from myth and legend

SPRINGFIELD, IL (08/06/2014)(readMedia)-- ***PLEASE INCLUDE THE BELOW EVENT ON YOUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR***

WHO:

• Illinois National Guard and Militia Historical Society

• Illinois State Military Museum

WHAT: Beth Carvey-Stewart, the Director of the Hauberg Indian Museum at Rock Island, discusses Black Hawk and his place in Illinois and U.S. history from feared warrior to icon.

WHEN:

• 2 p.m., Aug. 16, 2014

WHERE:

• Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Ill., 62702, two blocks north of the intersection of MacArthur Blvd. and North Grand Ave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Admission and parking are free.

For additional information, please contact the Illinois State Military Museum at 217-761-3910.

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